Monthly archives for January, 2023

Sydney-Holbart Race: Last But Not Least

Tuesday
Jan 03
2023 Posted by deleteme

Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham, the final finishers of the 2022 Sydney-Hobart, had a goal to finish by New Year’s Day. It came down to the final hours, but the pair proved that you don’t have to be leading the fleet to sail with heart. They doublehanded Currawong, the fleet’s second smallest boat.

Veel, Currawong’s 70-year-old owner and co-skipper, described the finish as “Unbelievable. Overwhelming. When you have people shouting ‘Curr-a-wong’… it was unbelievable, incredible.” They arrived just 18 minutes ahead of their midnight goal…

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French confirm America’s Cup entry

Tuesday
Jan 03
2023 Posted by XS Editor

The organizers of the 37th America’s Cup have revealed the French challenge by the Société nautique de Saint-Tropez and their representative team K-Challenge Racing.

Led by Stephane Kandler and Bruno Dubois, their Challenge was previously accepted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and they have now chosen to formally announce their entry and confirm they are ready to proceed with their campaign.

The entry period opened December 1, 2021 and closed July 31, 2022, but with the provision that late entries may be accepted until May 31, 2023. It is not clear when they submitted their entry.

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Golden Globe: Top three to Cape Horn

Sunday
Jan 01
2023 Posted by XS Editor

(January 1, 2023) – Along the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race course are several mandatory media stops, with the leaders having fulfilled the requirement along the southern tip of Hobart, Australia. Entrants must sail over a line and pause for 90 minutes for interviews and to drop off film and letters.

Simon Curwen (GBR) rounded the southern tip of New Zealand today with Kirsten Neuschäfer (RSA) 300 miles astern. He was first at the Hobart Gate on December 24 at 12:06 local time (0106 UTC) on his Biscay 36, followed by Neuschäfer 29.5 hours later.

Neuschäfer, however, has a time compensation of 35 hours for the rescue of Tapio Lehtinen (FIN) in November. Her time compensation actually puts her on the lead by 5.5 hours at the Hobart Gate. Abhilash Tomy (IND) followed the leaders in third…

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2023: A year of hope

Sunday
Jan 01
2023 Posted by XS Editor

When in doubt, believe in something and 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope. The Chinese zodiac horoscope predictions say it is a year of the Water Rabbit, starting from January 22, 2023 (Chinese New Year), and ending on February 9, 2024 (Chinese New Year’s Eve). The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture…

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Derek Kelsall dies in New Zealand

Sunday
Jan 01
2023 Posted by XS Editor

Derek Kelsall has died in New Zealand…

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